Henderson Independent

12/12/2025

We are EXTENDING the deadline for coloring contest entries to the end of the business day on WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17! The Nov. 28 newspaper had the entry, or you can print off the following image and submit an 8.5x11 entry!

12/08/2025

The Santa Parade is here again! Santa and his buddies are currently making their way around Maple Ridge!

12/05/2025

Christmas in the Valley in Le Sueur is in full swing, including music from local students!

12/04/2025

The ongoing saga surrounding what will happen to the former Park Elementary School got a little more complicated a couple of weeks ago when the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Review Board on Tuesday, Nov. 18 voted to recommend adding the school to the National Register of Historic Places.

The ongoing saga surrounding what will happen to the former Park Elementary School got a little more complicated a couple of weeks ago when the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Review

12/01/2025

The Best Christmas Ever program will be blessing another family this year. Le Sueur's Corner Drug will be accepting donations through Dec. 10, and the Astrup Foundation will be offering a match up to $5,000.

Corner Drug by Sterling is teaming up once again with the Best Christmas Ever organization to bring hope, joy, and a fresh start to a local family facing a difficult

12/01/2025

Le Sueur's city budget for 2026 started with a proposed 7.9 percent increase in September, but continued pressure from residents to keep taxes down has resulted in a decrease to 3.55 percent. The city will be certifying next year's levy on Dec. 8.

The city of Le Sueur has continued to trim its proposed 2026 budget, and the city is expected to bring forth a 3.55 percent increase at its Truth in Taxation

12/01/2025

With the new elementary school complete, the Le Sueur-Henderson School Board members and staff have started working on a plan to care for and maintain the existing facilities.

The Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary School is built and celebrated its first anniversary on Oct. 21 — but school district facilities will continue to be a top priority for future and

11/30/2025

SMIF has announced its latest small-town grant recipients, and programs in Henderson, Le Sueur and Green Isle are among those receiving funding.

Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) recently approved 23 grants totaling $200,000 to support small towns of 10,000 or less in SMIF’s 20-county region. Each grant seeks to impact the culture,

11/30/2025

We live in challenging and uncertain times, and often that brings out the worst in people. Fear and desperation can make people do awful things. Often times those bad memories linger, while good ones can be harder to recall.

Let's practice a new pattern and carve out time every day to think about the things you are grateful for.

Another year is almost over, but before we close another chapter, we have another opportunity to reflect and think about the blessings in our lives.

11/30/2025

Mark your calendars; the holiday season is right around the corner! The Noteables will kick off local events with a holiday concert on Sunday at 4 p.m. at LS-H High School.

With Thanksgiving in the rearview mirror, local residents will begin to focus on holiday events starting this weekend.

11/29/2025

The Bulldogs boys hockey team played a tough first game, falling 3-2 to Westonka in overtime.

“If we come with that effort and compete level, we are going to win more games than we are going to lose. We have a few things to clean up in our defensive zone and on our back check but those are fixable especially when we get that kind of effort and compete level,” said Coach Chris Miller.

The Minnesota River Bulldogs boys hockey team opened the season on Friday, Nov. 21 with a very close 3-2 overtime loss to Westonka, on the home ice in Le Sueur.

11/29/2025

Discussions continued at the Nov. 19 meeting of the Henderson City Council in regards to the Henderson Trailhead project at Bender Park.

In addition to not finishing the project on time, the contractor lined the parking lot at 45 degrees instead of the specified 30, resulting in fewer parking spaces and an incorrectly designed handicapped parking space.

Tempers flared and harsh words were exchanged from both sides as the discussion on the next steps for the Henderson Trailhead at Bender Park continued at the Henderson City Council